One of my betta's decided he was going to jump ship. Apparently he jumped out of the bowl, flopped across the kitchen counter, and fell on to the floor. I don't know how long he was there until I found him, but he was black and having a rough time breathing. I quickly scooped him up and got him back in his bowl. He turned back to his normal red and irradesent color. I found him in time, but he is acting like he might have gotten hurt when he hit the floor. Is there anything I should do for him? (besides cover the top. Crazy fish. )

One of my betta's decided he was going to jump ship. Apparently he jumped out of the bowl, flopped across the kitchen counter, and fell on to the floor. I don't know how long he was there until I found him, but he was black and having a rough time breathing. I quickly scooped him up and got him back in his bowl. He turned back to his normal red and irradesent color. I found him in time, but he is acting like he might have gotten hurt when he hit the floor. Is there anything I should do for him? (besides cover the top. Crazy fish. )

Make sure his temp is up where it should be and maybe just let him have some "chill" time in a quiet area.

My girl did that too a little over 2 months ago. She jumped out of a tiny hole and fell about 4 feet to the ground. It took her several days to get back to normal. Keep his water clean and warm and keep a close eye on him. You could use a very, very small amount of aquarium salt to help heal any external injuries and help his fins heal, but remember to only use it for a maximum of 10 days. It might help to keep the lights dim to reduce his stress levels.

Hehe, nope. You're very lucky you were able to find him. I remember when my Grandfather moved his like 100gallon or something tank and we found little tetra bones.

Oh dear.

I wasn't even aiming to go to the kitchen, I just had forgotten to feed my hermit crabs so I ended up out there. Then I saw black tape on the floor...thought nothing of it other than I needed to pick it up...then was like wait I don't have any black tape! He was so dark I couldn't tell who he was. My bettas line the counter to my open kitchen, so usually when I cook they are plastered towards where I am working on the counter. He was doing that so I'm assuming he's just fine. I need a TV show, Cooking with the Fish. They make sure I'm not cooking fish I guess lol.